that's two days before the fiscal cliff deadline and every americans' taxes go up. house leaders did reiterate, if the senate passes something, the house will take it up, which is different from what we've seen before, but it is important to everyone size that it is still a big, big "if," if the senate can pass anything at all before december 31st. >> i'm still trying to wrap my mind around the fact that the minority leader, that is senator reid, and senator mcconnell -- sorry, i had a brain freeze again, that senator reid and senator mcconnell met and didn't talk about the fiscal cliff. that's crazy to me. did you say, what did you talk about? >> reporter: well, ted barrett was down there. i was not there. they said they talked about other senate business. as i said to you earlier, it sort of defies logic, but reid is also insisting that he went over there to talk about other things. you know, it's head skraecratch. >> yes, it is. i imagine we'll see you tomorrow. thanks so much, dana. >> thanks, candy. >>> another possible blow to the american economy could be in